Appendix:Pokémon Types

Pokémon types are a feature which determine the strength and weaknesses of different Pokémon. It is an attribute that mainly balances out Pokémon.

Normal-type
Normal-type Pokémon usually have moves based on standard attacks, such as tackles and scratches, and usually don't have moves from other types unless it is a dual-type Pokémon. Normal-type moves are not super effective against any Pokémon, and are resisted by Rock-type, as well as Steel-type Pokémon. Normal-type and Ghost-type attacks have no effect on each other.

Flying-type
Flying-type Pokémon are usually Pokémon that fly or resemble birds, so they are immune to Ground-type attacks. Most Flying-type Pokémon are dual-type Pokémon, with the most common ones being dual Normal/Flying-type Pokémon. Flying-type moves are super effective against Grass, Bug, and Fighting-type Pokémon.

Dark-type
The moves of Dark-type Pokémon are super effective against Psychic and Ghost-type Pokémon. Pokemon that belong to this type are immune to Psychic-type attacks as well. They are added to eliminate the dominance of Psychic-type Pokémon in the earliest Pokémon games.

Ground-type
The Ground-type is mostly a slow, and physical type normally shining in attack and defense stats. Ground-type attacks hit Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock and Steel super effectively, while having no affect on Flying-type Pokémon, as well as those with the ability Levitate. Ground-type Pokémon are immune to Electric type attacks.

Fire-type
Fire-type moves are super effective against Grass, Ice, Bug and Steel-type Pokémon. Pokémon that belong to this type cannot be burnt.

Water-Type
The Water-type is a very balanced type. This type is the most common out of the 18 types. Water-type Pokémon are super effective against Fire-type, Rock-type and Ground-type Pokémon, but are weak to Electric-type and Grass-type attacks.

Grass-type
The moves of Grass-type Pokémon are super effective against Water, Ground, and Rock-type Pokémon.

Electric-type
Electric-type moves are super effective against Water and Flying-type Pokémon. Pokemon that belong to this type cannot be paralyzed. As ground insulates electricity, Electric-type moves have no effect on Ground-type Pokemon, and Ground-type attacks are also the only weaknesses of Electric-type Pokemon.

Bug-type
The moves of Bug-type Pokémon are super effective against Grass, Psychic and Dark-type Pokémon.

Ice-type
The moves of Ice-type Pokémon are super effective against Grass, Ground, Flying, and Dragon-type Pokémon.

Rock-type
The moves of Rock-type Pokémon are super effective against Fire, Ice, Flying, and Bug-type Pokémon.

Steel-type
Steel-type moves are super effective against Ice, Rock and Fairy-type Pokémon. Steel-type Pokémon are immune to Poison-type attacks.

Psychic-Type
Psychic-type attacks are super effective against Fighting and Poison-type Pokémon. However, they have no effect on Dark-type Pokémon. It was the most dominant type in the earliest Pokémon games due to a programming error.

Ghost-type
Ghost-type moves are super effective against Psychic-type Pokémon, and its own type, but they have no effect on Normal-type Pokemon. However, Ghost-type Pokemon are immune to Normal-type attacks as well.

Poison-type
Poison-type moves are super effective against Grass and Fairy-type Pokémon. However, they have no effect on Steel-type Pokemon. In addition, they cannot be hurt by both normal and badly-poisoned inducing moves.

Fighting-type
The moves of Fighting-type Pokémon are super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, and Steel-type Pokémon.

Dragon-type
Dragon-type moves are only super effective against its own type, yet Dragon-type Pokemon have powerful stats to compensate. However, most final form Dragon-type Pokemon have double weaknesses to Ice-type moves due to their secondary types, and Dragon-type moves have no effect on Fairy-type Pokemon.

Fairy-type
To turn the tides for the everlasting domination of the Dragon-Type pokemon, Fairy-Type was added to balance the meta. The moves of Fairy-type Pokémon are super effective against Fighting, Dragon and Dark-type Pokémon.